STAMFORD, Conn. – October 3, 2018 – NBC Sports Group’s presentation of the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs continues this week with more than 15 hours of trackside coverage from Dover International Speedway. Race coverage from the “Monster Mile” begins Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Xfinity Series racing, and culminates Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the Gander Outdoors 400, the first race in the Cup Series Round of 12.

NBCSN kicks off its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 coverage from Dover International Speedway this Friday at 11 a.m. ET with first practice. Qualifying follows at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and select NBC Sports Regional Networks. An encore presentation of qualifying is available at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Saturday’s coverage begins at 11 a.m. ET on CNBC with second practice, followed by a special 30-minute edition of NASCAR America at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Final practice wraps up the day at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Sunday’s race day coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with NBC Sports Group’s pre-race show, Countdown to Green. NASCAR Cup Series racing begins at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and is followed by a live on-site post-race show. NBCSN wraps up coverage at 6 p.m. ET, with Victory Lap, NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR post-race show originating from Stamford, Conn.

NBCSN’s Xfinity Series Round of 12 coverage from Dover begins Friday, with practice at noon ET and 2:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s coverage begins with qualifying at noon ET on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. NBCSN picks up qualifying coverage at 12:30 p.m. ET. Pre-race Countdown to Green coverage starts at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by live green flag racing at 3 p.m. ET.

Entering this weekend’s Round of 12 elimination race, rookie driver Christopher Bell, driver of Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Toyota, is the only driver set for the Round of 8 with his win at Richmond two weeks ago. Bell is followed by Daniel Hemric (2,099 points) and Tyler Reddick (2,090 points). Austin Cindric, Ryan Truex, Ryan Reed and Brandon Jones currently fall below the cut line and face potential elimination this weekend in Dover.

Monday Morning Donuts, NBC Sports’ weekly NASCAR podcast hosted by Carolyn Manno (@carolynmanno) returns for the 2018 Playoffs. This week’s episode features an interview with 17-year-old Hailie Deegan, who made history this past weekend when she became the first woman to win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. Fans can watch Deegan take the checkered flag at Meridian Speedway in Idaho when NBCSN airs the race this Friday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. ET.

DALE JARRETT & DALE EARNHARDT JR. ON THE FIRST RACE IN THE PLAYOFF ROUND OF 12

Dale Jarrett: “Dover is a huge challenge, a fun challenge if you have a good racecar, for these drivers. I think the first Cup race in this round is of upmost importance for drivers that are sitting from fifth on back in points.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: “Think about how exciting this has been. In just one round (of the Playoffs) we have seen such incredible drama. I can’t wait until Dover.”

UPCOMING NBC SPORTS GROUP NASCAR PROGRAMMING

DATE

COVERAGE

TIME (ET)

NETWORK

Wednesday, Oct. 3

NASCAR America

5 p.m.

NBCSN

Thursday, Oct. 4

NASCAR America

5 p.m.

NBCSN

Dale Jr. Download

5:30 p.m.

NBCSN

Friday, Oct. 5

NASCAR Cup Series First Practice – Dover

11 a.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Xfinity Series First Practice – Dover

12 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR K&N Series – Meridian

1 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Xfinity Series Final Practice – Dover

2:30 p.m.

NBC Sports app, NBCSports.com

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Dover

3:30 p.m.

NBC Sports app, NBCSports.com

NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Washington, NBC Sports Chicago

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Dover (Encore)

5:30 p.m.

NBCSN

Saturday, Oct. 6

NASCAR Cup Series Second Practice – Dover

11 a.m.

CNBC

NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying – Dover

12 p.m.

NBC Sports app, NBCSports.com

NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying – Dover

12:30 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR America

1 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Cup Series Final Practice – Dover

1:30 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Xfinity Series Countdown to Green

2:30 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Dover

3 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Xfinity Series Post-Race Show

5 p.m.

NBCSN

Sunday, Oct. 7

NASCAR Cup Series Countdown to Green

1:30 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Cup Series Race – Dover

2 p.m.

NBCSN

NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show

5:30 p.m.

NBCSN

Victory Lap

6 p.m.

NBCSN

Racing Roots

7 p.m.

NBCSN

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